Furry Friends: Stanley is a friendly fella
Stanley is active and full of bounce, and no doubt would make a wonderful holiday addition to just about any family’s home. He’s waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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Ellos se conocieron una mañana de Navidad en un tren… Ahora llevan 10 años juntos
macamilarincon (CNN) –– En la mañana de Navidad de 2011, Linda Wenger tomó un tren de Metro-North en la estación Grand Central de Nueva York para dirigirse al norte del estado hacia Katonah. Tenía alrededor de 50 años y llevaba divorciada una década. Sus hijas siempre pasaban las festividades con su exesposo: Wenger es judía,
Continue Reading100 California homes evacuated after fuel tanker overturns
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — About 100 homes have been evacuated in the San Francisco Bay Area after a fuel tanker overturned and leaked gasoline. Photos from the scene in Fremont, California, on Friday show the tanker upside-down and appearing to have crashed into a wall along Interstate 680. The Fremont Fire Department says the freeway’s
Continue Reading100 California homes evacuated after fuel tanker overturns
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — About 100 homes have been evacuated in the San Francisco Bay Area after a fuel tanker overturned and leaked gasoline. Photos from the scene in Fremont, California, on Friday show the tanker upside-down and appearing to have crashed into a wall along Interstate 680. The Fremont Fire Department says the freeway’s
Continue Reading¿Se necesita una cuarta dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19? Los funcionarios de salud de EE.UU. dicen que todavía no
CNNEE (CNN) — A medida que los casos de covid-19 continúan aumentando y la variante ómicron se extiende por todo el mundo, algunas naciones están aplicando cuartas dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus para las personas más vulnerables. La oficina del primer ministro de Israel, Naftali Bennett, anunció esta semana que los adultos de
Continue ReadingSouth African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister is urging the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country’s first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid. The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold
Continue ReadingSouth African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister is urging the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country’s first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid. The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold
Continue ReadingEuropa restablece restricciones de covid-19 durante las vacaciones: aquí, un resumen
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Como los casos de covid-19 siguen aumentando en toda Europa, muchos países reestablecieron algunas restricciones durante las vacaciones. Aquí están las claves que hay que saber: Francia Francia impuso restricciones a los viajeros que entran en el país desde el Reino Unido, para frenar la llegada de la variante del
Continue ReadingNFL Notes: Pro Bowl is all in the family for Diggs brothers
By The Associated Press The first Pro Bowl for NFL interceptions leader Trevon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys means the league now has three sets of brothers with invitations to the all-star game. Diggs joins Buffalo wide receiver Stefon Diggs who made his second in a row and also was a 2020 All-Pro selection. The
Continue ReadingNFL Notes: Pro Bowl is all in the family for Diggs brothers
By The Associated Press The first Pro Bowl for NFL interceptions leader Trevon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys means the league now has three sets of brothers with invitations to the all-star game. Diggs joins Buffalo wide receiver Stefon Diggs who made his second in a row and also was a 2020 All-Pro selection. The
Continue ReadingNew January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the
Continue Reading2-time Olympic champ Hanyu spectacular at Japanese nationals
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time and reigning Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu returned from a long injury layoff to land two quadruple jumps and score a world-leading 111.31 points in his short program at the Japanese championships. Hanyu and American skater Nathan Chen are expected to go toe-to-toe for Olympic gold at the Beijing
Continue ReadingRussia doubled purchases of gas from Turkmenistan in 2021
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
Continue ReadingRussia doubled purchases of gas from Turkmenistan in 2021
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year amid rising global demand. Ambassador Alexander Blokhin said Friday that Russia this year stands to import about 10 billion cubic meters (353 billion cubic feet) of gas from Turkmenistan, nearly twice the amount imported
Continue ReadingKate Winslet ‘couldn’t stop crying’ when she was reunited with Leonardo DiCaprio
By Chloe Melas, CNN Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s friendship will go on, despite distance or time. When the two Oscar winning actors reunited in Los Angeles after nearly three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was emotional. “I couldn’t stop crying,” Winslet told The Guardian. “I’ve known him for half my life! It’s
Continue ReadingCDC shortens isolation time for health care workers with Covid-19
By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to work
Continue ReadingCDC shortens isolation time for health care workers with Covid-19
CNN By Michael Nedelman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shortening the isolation time for health care workers who test positive for Covid-19, as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. The agency’s new guidelines say health care workers with Covid-19 may return to
Continue ReadingVatican defends finance trial, says rights being respected
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Lawyers for defendants in a big Vatican financial trial are asking the Holy See newspaper to correct the record after it ran a front-page editorial this week largely defending the investigation and insisting that the rights of the defense were being respected. The letter to L’Osservatore Romano
Continue ReadingExtinct shark named after LSU museum official as she retires
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University museum official has received a unique retirement gift — researchers in Alabama and South Carolina named a prehistoric shark species after her. For 26 years, Suyin Ting has been collections manager for vertebrate paleontology at the LSU Museum of Natural Science. A news release from LSU
Continue ReadingMany US churches canceling in-person Christmas services
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services. Such moves are a huge disappoint to pastors and churchgoers who consider them an annual highlight. Other churches are planning outdoor services or proposed a hybrid of online and
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